Donald Trump praises fired campaign manager: 'I'd give him a 10'

Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his recently fired manager
ran the campaign "beautifully."

In an interview on "Fox and Friends," the presumptive Republican
presidential nominee heaped praise on former campaign manager
Corey Lewandowski.

"I'd give him a ten," Trump said. "Number one: he's a great guy.
And number two: he did a really great job."

He added: "He managed beautifully, now we're going a different
way. We have a different group of people and it's going to be a
bit different."

In multiple interviews on Tuesday, Trump emphasized that the
decision to fire Lewandowski was part of a decision to shift
campaign tactics.

Appearing on the "Today" show on Tuesday, the real-estate
magnate said he was "absolutely loyal" to
Lewandowski.

"We're going in a different direction because this is now
different," Trump said. "The primaries — I ran them very lean, I
spent very little money."

Trump also dismissed multiple reports that Trump's children,
particularly Ivanka Trump, had lobbied for Lewandowski's removal
after the campaign manager clashed with figures from the
Republican National Committee and even Trump's own campaign staff
and son-in-law.

"Ivanka really respects Corey, it's absolutely true — and she
likes Corey. I read all these reports about the children. It's
all nonsense," Trump said on "Today."

For his part, Lewandowski has remained publicly supportive of the
real-estate magnate.

Appearing for multiple interviews with different cable
networks, Lewandowski
repeatedly dodged questions about his reported
difficulties with other members of Trump's inner circle. He said
that it was an "honor and a privilege" to work for Trump, and
even thanked his former boss for the chance to work on the
campaign.